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September 27, 2011
Obama Returns to Familiar Territory

The president made the case again Tuesday afternoon, while standing outside Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver that his jobs plan would create tens of thousands of construction jobs by funding public works projects like roads, bridges and school improvements. And Blake Jones, CEO & Co-owner of Namaste Solar comments on the impact of that plan on the solar industry since 2009 and what he now needs as a business owner from policy makers in Washington D.C. 

May 26, 2011
Where the CEO Is Just Another Guy With a Vote
"At Namasté Solar, nothing is more important than the idea of workplace democracy". Winning Workplaces and Inc. Magazine profile Namasté Solar after awarding the company one of the 2011 Top Small Business Workplaces.
March 25, 2010
The Boulder Weekly
Q&A with Blake Jones, president of Namasté Solar

Blake Jones, president and co-founder of Namaste Solar, just returned from the one-year anniversary celebration of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) at the White House with President Obama. Jones told Boulder Weekly all about hanging at the White House, the benefits of being an employee-owned company, and how Namaste is involved locally and nationally.

November 20, 2009
Denver Business Journal
Best Place to Work 2009: Employees own and run unique Namaste Solar

Namaste Solar was ranked as the #1 Best Place to Work in 2009 among 10 finalists in the medium-sized business category by the Denver Business Journal. The article highlights Namaste Solar and its unique business model.

November 6, 2009
Colorado Biz Magazine
Top Company: New Energy

Namaste Solar is a proud recipient of the “2009 Top Company” award from CoBiz Magazine in the New Energy category. This article highlights Namaste Solar and contains excerpts from an interview with our president, Blake Jones.

August 14, 2009
Triple Pundit
Colorado Solar Systems Provider Pioneers Ethics-Driven Business Model

This article highlights Namasté Solar’s conscientious business model.

February 18, 2009
Denver Post
Local Solar Company gets its day in the Sun

Blake Jones, a founder of Namaste Solar Electric Inc., got the plug of a lifetime Tuesday from President Barack Obama in Denver.

July 17, 2008
CNN.com
Unique business aims to spread solar power

This article highlights the construction of Namasté Solar's office building which is LEED Gold certified. 

August 30, 2007
Colorado Biz Magazine
A Slice of the Sun: Namasté Solar takes employee ownership to the limit

This article in ColoradoBiz Magazine highlights some of Namasté Solar's most important values-based attributes - such as 100% employee-ownership and a flat hierarchical structure. 

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